A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED HORN AND HARDSTONE HAND-SEAL
MID-19TH CENTURY
tapering horn seal of globular form, the spreading cast sablé gold base gadrooned, the bloodstone matrix engraved with a coat-of-arms; together with another, turned ivory hand-seal of typical form, the spreading cast plain steel matrix engraved with a coat-of-arms
2½ in. (64 mm.) and 4¾ in. (120 mm.) high
The arms of the former are those of Mercy-Argenteau. (2)
A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED HORN AND HARDSTONE HAND-SEAL
MID-19TH CENTURY
tapering horn seal of globular form, the spreading cast sablé gold base gadrooned, the bloodstone matrix engraved with a coat-of-arms; together with another, turned ivory hand-seal of typical form, the spreading cast plain steel matrix engraved with a coat-of-arms
2½ in. (64 mm.) and 4¾ in. (120 mm.) high
The arms of the former are those of Mercy-Argenteau. (2)